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Is Lilia Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Brooklyn, NY)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8 Brooklyn, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Lilia is listed open on lilianewyork.com, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Lilia's own website was live with a working reservation/email-signup system and posted hours, listing 567 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222 as its address. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Lilia is an Italian restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, built around handmade pasta and wood-fired cooking; the show's 'Big Cheese' episode (S8E9) highlighted the kitchen's cheese-forward dishes. According to Lilia's own website (lilianewyork.com), checked 2026-09-08, the restaurant operates at 567 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222, corner of North 10th and Union, with posted hours of Thursday 4-9:30pm and additional hours Friday through Sunday, plus a working reservation and email-signup system. The site's navigation also lists a related concept, Misipasta, at the same address. the original listing listed the location as New York, NY 11211, which does not match the restaurant's own site; Brooklyn, NY 11222 is used here instead. No closure, sale, or relocation announcement was found for Lilia during this check.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8

Air date not confirmed
Title: Big Cheese · What was featured: Handmade pasta and wood-fired Italian cooking, per 'Big Cheese' episode

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  1. lilianewyork.com https://www.lilianewyork.com/
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Record btiea-0615 · checked by Cal Marchetti.